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Soldier's Discharge Record

SOLDIER'S FORM

 

#890
   
Name: Edward Huckstadt Filed: April 17th, 1919
  Freda Katschkowsky
            

         County Recorder.

 

HONORABLE DISCHARGE FROM THE UNITED STATES ARMY

To All Whom it May Concern:

THIS IS TO CERTIFY, That     Edward Huckstadt

#2150359  Private Co. C. Convalescent

          

 

THE UNITED STATES ARMY, as a Testimonial of Honest and Faithful Service, is herby HONORABLY DISCHARGED from the military service of the UNITED STATES by reason of     Pr. Tel. Auth. Adj. Gen. Army dated Nov. 13, 1918,, & Letter W. D.. Nov. 30, 1918

 

Said    Edward Huckstadt was born in    Elkader
in the State of    Iowa When enlisted he was    21     years of age

and by occupation a   Farmer

He had  Blue  eyes,     Brown  hair,   Fair  complexion, and was       5   feet   6  inches in height.

      Given under my hand at    Camp Dodge, Iowa

This    3rd   day of     Feb.,    one thousand nine hundred and     nineteen.

       
    Emil H. Finke  
    Major Inf. U. S. Army  
      Commanding.

 

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ENLISTMENT RECORD

 

Name    Edward Huckstadt Grade   Private Inf.
Enlisted, or Inducted,   Feb. 25     1918, at  Elkader, Iowa
Serving in     First     enlistment period at date of discharge.
Prior service  none

 

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Noncommissioned officer   never

Marksmanship, gunner qualification or rating     Fired at special conveyance

Horsemanship     not mounted

Battles, engagements, skirmishes, expeditions       Served in A. E. F. St. Quenten

Decorations, Medals, Citations:    none

Knowledge of any vocation    Farmer

Wounds received in service    H. E. in left foot

Physical condition when discharged     10% disability

Typhoid prophylaxis completed     Mar. 21, 1918

 

Paratyphoid prophylaxis completed  Mar. 21, 1918  

Married or Single    Single

Character   Very Good

Remarks: 

Co. C. 349 Inf. from Feb. 25 till April 4, 1918; Co. D 118 Inf., from April 20 till Sept. 25, 1918 was in hospital from Sept. 25 till Dec. 14, 1918;  In Co. C  Convalescent Center from Jan. 17 till time of discharge.

Soldier is entitled to travel pay to place of enlistment at Elkader, Iowa

 

 

  (Signature of Soldier) Edward Husckstadt
    William M. Brennan
    Capt. Inf. U. S. Army
    Commanding  Co. C. Convalescent Center
 

 

~ source: Clayton County, Iowa Discharges. LDS microfilm #1516914 Item #6

~transcribed by Constance Diamond